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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

19,798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.78/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 728 lb · 3,454 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.44/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 753 lb · 2,399 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.25/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,118/hd at 664 lb · 1,885 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 19,798

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 590 195.00 $195.00 $1,112
700–735 713 228 168.00–175.00 $172.30 $1,228
750 750 65 181.50 $181.50 $1,361 +5.50
750 750 640 194.50 $194.50 $1,459 +18.50
750 750 135 176.00 $176.00 $1,320 ±0.00
750–775 762 128 172.00–176.00 $173.97 $1,326 -2.03
800 800 240 176.00 $176.00 $1,408 +2.39
800 800 120 187.50 $187.50 $1,500 +13.89
815 815 52 175.00 $175.00 $1,426 +1.39
825 825 300 181.80–184.50 $182.88 $1,509 +10.60
850–890 855 227 171.00–171.31 $171.27 $1,464 +2.99
875–895 888 90 170.00–173.00 $172.00 $1,527 +3.72
900 900 354 169.33 $169.33 $1,524 -3.67
945 945 80 170.00 $170.00 $1,606 -3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 550 213.00 $213.00 $1,225
600 600 35 190.00 $190.00 $1,140 -1.00
600 600 1,000 180.00 $180.00 $1,080 -11.00
625 625 50 182.32 $182.32 $1,140 +6.82
625 625 210 185.61 $185.61 $1,160 +10.11
725 725 150 167.82–173.00 $170.76 $1,238 -7.74
770 770 130 173.00 $173.00 $1,332 +0.36
775–780 778 195 165.82–173.09 $168.24 $1,309 -9.01
800–847 810 464 164.76–171.56 $170.12 $1,378 -4.88

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 78 177.00 $177.00 $1,062 -1.00
650–675 660 1,605 167.00–168.00 $167.60 $1,106 -3.36
690 690 280 172.00 $172.00 $1,187 +2.00
700–735 724 1,330 161.00–168.00 $165.15 $1,196 -5.60
725 725 265 170.75 $170.75 $1,238 ±0.00
725 725 135 182.75 $182.75 $1,325 +12.00
725 725 270 171.50 $171.50 $1,243 +0.75
700–749 732 1,454 169.00–171.00 $169.95 $1,244 -0.80
750 750 1,169 165.00–168.00 $166.37 $1,248 -10.63
750 750 260 170.00 $170.00 $1,275 -7.00
750 750 325 173.90 $173.90 $1,304 -3.10
750–775 758 580 168.00 $168.00 $1,273 +0.73
775 775 65 176.00 $176.00 $1,364 +11.00
800 800 555 164.00–168.00 $164.70 $1,318 -2.30
800–825 802 454 165.00–168.00 $166.35 $1,334 -0.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 568 240 167.00–177.00 $170.75 $970 -6.19
575 575 550 199.00 $199.00 $1,144 +22.06
580 580 35 177.00 $177.00 $1,027 +0.06
600 600 70 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 +6.29
600 600 45 167.32 $167.32 $1,004 -1.39
650–695 666 500 164.00–167.11 $165.01 $1,099 -4.32
700–725 706 278 166.00–167.00 $166.76 $1,177 +2.04
725 725 203 157.82–162.24 $160.82 $1,166 -7.04
730 730 65 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 +2.14
750–780 767 160 162.11–164.00 $162.88 $1,249 +0.05
775 775 62 165.00 $165.00 $1,279 +2.17
811 811 72 160.76 $160.76 $1,304

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 480 233.00 $233.00 $932 +33.00
400 400 480 233.00 $233.00 $932 +33.00
500 500 100 194.00 $194.00 $970
500 500 100 196.00 $196.00 $980

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 480 245.00 $245.00 $980 +25.00
400 400 480 245.00 $245.00 $980 +25.00
500 500 100 204.00 $204.00 $1,020
500 500 200 202.00 $202.00 $1,010
600 600 80 182.00 $182.00 $1,092
600 600 160 184.00 $184.00 $1,104

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.